The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will take on the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Miller School of Albemarle will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Miller School of Albemarle will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Eastern Mennonite, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Miller School of Albemarle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Eastern Mennonite on Tuesday.
Miller School of Albemarle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-14, 17-15.
Lily Pallante and Brooklyn Wells were among the main playmakers for Miller School of Albemarle as the former had 28 digs and eight kills and the latter had 20 digs, three aces, and a kill. Wells is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Smith, who had 11 kills, four blocks, and four aces.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Miller School of Albemarle kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic lost 3-0 to The Covenant on Tuesday. The Celtics have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Giada Cintron, who had 16 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Addisen Green, who had eight digs, four kills, and three aces.
Miller School of Albemarle now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Roanoke Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Miller School of Albemarle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15 aces per game. However, it's not like Roanoke Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Miller School of Albemarle's way against Roanoke Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Miller School of Albemarle made off with a 3-0 win. Does Miller School of Albemarle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roanoke Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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